dishes based on spring onions and tuna
shoulder massage (performed by tapotement); tap on the shoulder (request to resign)
romantic TV series; romance TV show
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
as before; as ever; as it was originally
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
keep up your strength; chin up!
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
double; twice (as much); twofold
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
close; intimate; on good terms
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it